A Cook on the Wild Side

Season 1

1995 · 10 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Journey starts

   9 Aug 1995

   Out on the road, Hugh attempts to fish for his evening meal, a white witch stirs him up a rejuvenating brew and a former poacher shows him how to trap a rabbit for a stew flavoured with the day's gatherings - honey.

2. 2

   2. Norfolk

   16 Aug 1995

   Hugh goes in search for some Norfolk poachers to help him hunt game for a pie and with help seeks out wild plants as flavourings. At the end of the day, Hugh has all the ingredients but worries about the ethics of a poacher and a gamekeeper sitting at his table.

3. 3

   3. Cornwall

   23 Aug 1995

   In search of a diet with low cholesterol and less cost Hugh encounters two vegans who try to convert him to their philosophy of eating and continues his search for the prize fish for his soup.

4. 4

   4. Isle of Wight

   30 Aug 1995

   In this episode Hugh abseils down a cliff in search of samphire, and is cooked a weird meal by a group of travellers. He brings dessert - gooseberry icecream, made from berries collected earlier that day.

5. 5

   5. Western Isles

   6 Sept 1995

   Hugh scours the Western Isles in search of a free meal and goes scuba diving for scallops, before learning how to make heather ale.

6. 6

   6. London

   13 Sept 1995

   Hugh heads to London to see what its wild larder offers. Having turned down Trafalgar Square pigeon he heads to suburbia in search of garden snails, which contribute to the evening's feast - snails in garlic butter, grilled mullet and summer berry pudding.

7. 7

   7. Signs of Spring

   Date TBA

8. 8

   8. Gloucestershire

   Date TBA

9. 9

   9. Fenland canal

   Date TBA

10. 10

    10. Calder Valley

    Date TBA